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Registration / Serial: | VH-GVA |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
C/n (msn): | DHA1014 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | MeltonMap |
Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMEL IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Houdini Centenary Airshow 2010 |
Photo Date: | 20 March 2010 |
Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
Photo ID: | 36238 |
Photo Comment |
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Built 1942 by DH Australia & delivered to the RAAF as A17-579. Allocated to 11 EFTS Benalla & retained post-war. Registered VH-GME to McKenzie Flying School, Moorabbin, 29 Apr 58 but not collected by purchaser until Sep 58. Purchased in the '60s by Goulburn Valley Aero Club & re-registered VH-GVA(2). Used for wing-walking in the late '80s-early '90s. Flown solo England-Australia 1996 & set several FAI World Records en route. Seen here departing from static display at the Houdini-Centenary Air Show. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 January 2018, and has since been viewed 164 times. |